Oakland suspends large-scale pot cultivation plan

OAKLAND (AP) — The city of Oakland's plan to license medical marijuana production and processing plants has been put on hold.

OAKLAND (AP) — The city of Oakland's plan to license medical marijuana production and processing plants has been put on hold.

The Oakland City Council voted 7-1 on Tuesday to suspend the plan.

The decision comes after Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley warned earlier this month that the large-scale commercial growing operations city officials wanted to authorize could be illegal. O'Malley also said people associated with them, including city officials who approved them, could be prosecuted by her office.

The Oakland Tribune reports that the city council is expected to consider amendments to the law at its Feb. 1 meeting. The amendments are intended to address O'Malley concerns.

The city council voted in July to make Oakland the first city in the nation to license wholesale pot cultivation plants.